"I haven't talked to anybody in Dallas," Rivera said last night. "Nobody has told me anything."

It has also been reported that leading candidate Norv Turner told Cowboys owner Jerry Jones that if he got the job he'd want Rivera as defensive co-ordinator.

"That's something I'd address if it ever came to fruition," Rivera said when asked about moving to the Cowboys for the same job he has with the Bears.

"Right now, I can't tell you because I don't know anything. It's kind of frustrating because nobody has told me anything."

Under NFL rules, coaches of teams in Super Bowl cannot be approached until the day after the big game.

Last year, Rivera was a candidate for head coaching jobs with the Green Bay Packers and St Louis Rams. And this season, he was a contender for jobs with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals and Atlanta Falcons.

Jones revealed earlier this week that he wouldn't name his replacement for Parcells until after the Super Bowl. He already has interviewed eight candidates.

"We've got a good football team, and I've got to get this right," Jones said. "We've got to make a good decision when we select the next coach. We're going to have the opportunity and a plan in place that will allow us to do that."